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Admission Comparison Between Best Fine Arts Schools

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Acceptance Rate and Application Statistics

The following table compares the admission related statistics including number of applicants, admitted, and enrolled between best Fine Arts schools. The average acceptance rate of best Fine Arts schools is 35.83% and the average admission yield (enrollment rate) is 23.83%.
Stanford University has the tighest (lowest) acceptance rate of 3.61% and University of Chicago has the highest yield (enrollment rate) of 88.29% among best Fine Arts schools. The numbers in parenthesis() in below table represent the number and rate by gender (men/women). The statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2024-2025.
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Admission Stats Comparison Between Best Fine Arts Schools
RankName ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledAcceptance RateEnrollment Rate
1 University of California-Los Angeles
146,272 (67,788/78,484) 13,114 (5,468/7,646) 6,610 (2,629/3,981) 9% (8%/10%) 50% (48%/5%)
2 School of the Art Institute of Chicago
6,626 (1,373/5,235) 5,133 (995/4,125) 604 (133/471) 77% (72%/79%) 12% (13%/9%)
2 Yale University
57,517 (24,951/32,540) 2,227 (1,136/1,091) 1,554 (782/772) 4% (5%/3%) 70% (69%/2%)
4 Virginia Commonwealth University
20,954 (7,699/13,232) 19,408 (7,029/12,357) 4,190 (1,487/2,692) 93% (91%/93%) 22% (21%/20%)
4 California Institute of the Arts
2,004 (570/1,235) 648 (186/398) 181 (45/109) 32% (33%/32%) 28% (24%/9%)
6 Rhode Island School of Design
6,692 (1,406/5,279) 1,249 (287/962) 518 (134/384) 19% (20%/18%) 41% (47%/7%)
7 Carnegie Mellon University
33,941 (20,143/12,734) 3,959 (1,973/1,870) 1,808 (974/780) 12% (10%/15%) 46% (49%/6%)
7 Maryland Institute College of Art
3,201 (701/2,494) 2,458 (462/1,992) 255 (55/199) 77% (66%/80%) 10% (12%/8%)
7 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
98,310 (48,101/50,209) 15,373 (6,684/8,689) 7,278 (3,199/4,079) 16% (14%/17%) 47% (48%/8%)
10 Alfred University
4,988 (2,212/2,776) 3,683 (1,557/2,126) 365 (171/194) 74% (70%/77%) 10% (11%/7%)
11 Bard College
7,583 (2,891/4,673) 3,952 (1,253/2,686) 505 (183/317) 52% (43%/57%) 13% (15%/7%)
12 California College of the Arts
2,371 (558/1,802) 2,160 (489/1,662) 172 (51/117) 91% (88%/92%) 8% (10%/6%)
13 Columbia University in the City of New York
60,115 (26,607/32,507) 2,400 (1,122/1,226) 1,558 (795/736) 4% (4%/4%) 65% (71%/2%)
14 University of California-San Diego
134,450 (63,349/71,101) 35,917 (14,810/21,107) 7,330 (3,155/4,175) 27% (23%/30%) 20% (21%/6%)
15 Arizona State University Campus Immersion
70,928 (34,345/36,574) 63,756 (30,552/33,196) 14,099 (6,832/7,264) 90% (89%/91%) 22% (22%/20%)
16 Art Center College of Design
1,461 (432/1,029) 1,089 (302/787) 343 (125/218) 75% (70%/76%) 31% (41%/21%)
17 Cranbrook Academy of Art
No admission statistics available for the school.
18 The New School
9,828 (2,315/6,968) 6,238 (1,410/4,485) 1,328 (292/969) 63% (61%/64%) 21% (21%/14%)
19 Pratt Institute-Main
8,457 (2,122/5,727) 6,195 (1,455/4,298) 1,135 (320/730) 73% (69%/75%) 18% (22%/13%)
20 University of California-Berkeley
124,242 (60,612/63,630) 13,639 (5,473/8,166) 6,272 (2,705/3,567) 11% (9%/13%) 46% (49%/6%)
21 University of California-Davis
98,864 (43,348/52,516) 41,353 (17,217/24,136) 6,767 (2,771/3,996) 42% (40%/46%) 16% (16%/8%)
22 University of Wisconsin-Madison
65,894 (32,837/33,037) 29,782 (13,832/15,941) 8,514 (3,779/4,734) 45% (42%/48%) 29% (27%/14%)
23 CUNY Hunter College
32,271 (12,586/19,071) 17,362 (6,135/10,875) 2,897 (888/1,958) 54% (49%/57%) 17% (14%/10%)
24 Massachusetts College of Art and Design
2,756 (597/2,159) 2,102 (398/1,704) 363 (78/285) 76% (67%/79%) 17% (20%/13%)
25 Rochester Institute of Technology
27,911 (16,374/11,507) 18,682 (10,916/7,742) 3,042 (1,954/1,081) 67% (67%/67%) 16% (18%/9%)
26 Rutgers University-New Brunswick
68,614 (32,652/35,948) 39,899 (18,574/21,314) 8,191 (4,045/4,146) 58% (57%/59%) 21% (22%/12%)
27 School of Visual Arts
3,140 (731/2,409) 2,909 (652/2,257) 604 (142/462) 93% (89%/94%) 21% (22%/19%)
28 University of Colorado Boulder
67,286 (33,451/33,805) 52,539 (24,316/28,201) 7,432 (3,666/3,762) 78% (73%/83%) 14% (15%/11%)
29 University of Iowa
27,770 (11,808/15,897) 23,222 (9,537/13,638) 5,208 (2,089/3,083) 84% (81%/86%) 22% (22%/19%)
30 The University of Texas at Austin
72,885 (35,912/36,750) 19,417 (8,101/11,264) 9,210 (3,847/5,343) 27% (23%/31%) 47% (47%/15%)
31 Washington University in St Louis
32,754 (15,330/17,411) 3,951 (1,920/2,030) 1,847 (862/985) 12% (13%/12%) 47% (45%/6%)
32 Boston University
78,769 (30,456/44,822) 8,749 (3,492/4,975) 3,268 (1,267/1,887) 11% (11%/11%) 37% (36%/4%)
33 Indiana University-Bloomington
67,658 (32,684/34,954) 52,918 (24,941/27,965) 9,611 (4,718/4,893) 78% (76%/80%) 18% (19%/14%)
34 Ohio State University-Main Campus
72,829 (35,783/37,046) 44,116 (21,328/22,788) 9,607 (4,582/5,025) 61% (60%/62%) 22% (21%/14%)
35 Ohio University-Main Campus
27,486 (11,418/16,068) 23,360 (9,373/13,987) 4,489 (1,788/2,701) 85% (82%/87%) 19% (19%/17%)
36 Otis College of Art and Design
2,549 (646/1,888) 2,084 (493/1,578) 218 (69/148) 82% (76%/84%) 10% (14%/8%)
37 Stanford University
57,326 (29,602/27,724) 2,067 (1,015/1,052) 1,693 (835/858) 4% (3%/4%) 82% (82%/3%)
38 Temple University
39,754 (16,283/23,394) 31,966 (12,908/18,984) 4,857 (2,052/2,764) 80% (79%/81%) 15% (16%/12%)
39 University of Arizona
58,339 (25,635/32,704) 50,252 (21,436/28,816) 9,240 (3,714/5,526) 86% (84%/88%) 18% (17%/17%)
40 University of Georgia
42,732 (17,793/24,933) 16,108 (6,275/9,833) 6,169 (2,364/3,805) 38% (35%/39%) 38% (38%/15%)
41 University of Washington-Seattle Campus
69,166 (31,651/37,515) 27,076 (11,110/15,966) 7,196 (3,147/4,049) 39% (35%/43%) 27% (28%/11%)
42 Claremont Graduate University
No admission statistics available for the school.
43 Florida State University
78,272 (32,146/46,088) 18,954 (8,588/10,359) 5,855 (2,502/3,352) 24% (27%/22%) 31% (29%/7%)
44 New York University
110,807 (45,074/65,681) 10,232 (4,093/6,131) 5,666 (2,351/3,311) 9% (9%/9%) 55% (57%/5%)
45 San Francisco Art Institute
no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 07/15/2022)
46 University of California-Irvine
122,699 (57,725/64,974) 35,054 (14,772/20,282) 6,736 (2,846/3,890) 29% (26%/31%) 19% (19%/6%)
47 University of California-Santa Barbara
110,259 (50,112/60,147) 36,347 (14,725/21,622) 5,008 (1,918/3,090) 33% (29%/36%) 14% (13%/5%)
48 University of Chicago
43,612 (19,195/23,636) 1,955 (1,070/885) 1,726 (955/771) 4% (6%/4%) 88% (89%/3%)
49 University of Florida
73,557 (32,729/40,826) 17,804 (8,260/9,542) 7,513 (3,392/4,119) 24% (25%/23%) 42% (41%/10%)
50 University of Illinois Chicago
27,085 (11,727/15,358) 20,951 (8,636/12,315) 4,419 (2,054/2,365) 77% (74%/80%) 21% (24%/15%)
Average50,702 (23,074/23,074)18,166 (7,803/10,320)4,329 (1,888/2,429)35.83% (33.8%/44.7%)23.83% (24.2%/23.5%)
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SAT Scores Comparison

The average SAT score of best Fine Arts schools is 1377. By subject, the average score of the SAT EBRW(Evidence-based Reading and Writing) is 686 and the average SAT Math score is 692.
Columbia University in the City of New York has the highest SAT scores of 1,550 and Virginia Commonwealth University has the lowest SAT scores of 1,130 among best Fine Arts schools. The following table compares SAT Scores between best Fine Arts schools for the academic year 2024-2025.
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SAT Score Comparison Between Best Fine Arts Schools
RankNameSubmit%*
(Submit#**)		SAT TotalEvidence-Based Reading and WritingMath
1University of California-Los Angeles
Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Los Angeles admission.
2School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Test Score is NOT considered for School of the Art Institute of Chicago admission.
2Yale University
61%
(950)		1540760780
4Virginia Commonwealth University
34%
(1,442)		1130580550
4California Institute of the Arts
Test Score is NOT considered for California Institute of the Arts admission.
6Rhode Island School of Design
15%
(80)		1480720760
7Carnegie Mellon University
53%
(951)		1540750790
7Maryland Institute College of Art
11%
(28)		1225645580
7University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
51%
(3,697)		1460720740
10Alfred University
26%
(95)		1210620590
11Bard College
13%
(66)		1380710670
12California College of the Arts
Test Score is NOT considered for California College of the Arts admission.
13Columbia University in the City of New York
45%
(680)		1550760790
14University of California-San Diego
Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-San Diego admission.
15Arizona State University Campus Immersion
Test Score is NOT considered for Arizona State University Campus Immersion admission.
16Art Center College of Design
Test Score is NOT considered for Art Center College of Design admission.
17Cranbrook Academy of Art
No data is available.
18The New School
Test Score is NOT considered for The New School admission.
19Pratt Institute-Main
16%
(177)		1280650630
20University of California-Berkeley
Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Berkeley admission.
21University of California-Davis
Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Davis admission.
22University of Wisconsin-Madison
15%
(1,241)		1460710750
23CUNY Hunter College
11%
(331)		1280640640
24Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Test Score is NOT considered for Massachusetts College of Art and Design admission.
25Rochester Institute of Technology
40%
(1,212)		1370680690
26Rutgers University-New Brunswick
50%
(4,109)		1410690720
27School of Visual Arts
7%
(42)		1320670650
28University of Colorado Boulder
18%
(1,372)		1340670670
29University of Iowa
19%
(964)		1230620610
30The University of Texas at Austin
56%
(5,189)		1390690700
31Washington University in St Louis
29%
(538)		1540750790
32Boston University
33%
(1,083)		1480720760
33Indiana University-Bloomington
42%
(4,054)		1290640650
34Ohio State University-Main Campus
17%
(1,615)		1400680720
35Ohio University-Main Campus
12%
(542)		1190600590
36Otis College of Art and Design
4%
(8)		1310685625
37Stanford University
51%
(857)		1550760790
38Temple University
Test Score is NOT considered for Temple University admission.
39University of Arizona
11%
(1,035)		1290640650
40University of Georgia
61%
(3,785)		1370680690
41University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Test Score is NOT considered for University of Washington-Seattle Campus admission.
42Claremont Graduate University
No data is available.
43Florida State University
64%
(3,487)		1350680670
44New York University
28%
(1,598)		1520740780
45San Francisco Art Institute
no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 07/15/2022)
46University of California-Irvine
Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Irvine admission.
47University of California-Santa Barbara
Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Santa Barbara admission.
48University of Chicago
49%
(850)		1550760790
49University of Florida
80%
(5,908)		1400700700
50University of Illinois Chicago
30%
(1,342)		1240620620
Average32.88% 1377686692

*Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.

**Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.

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ACT Scores Comparison

The average ACT score of best Fine Arts schools is 31. By subject, the average ACT English score is 31 and the ACT math score is 29.
The following table compares ACT Scores between best Fine Arts schools for academic year 2024-2025.
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ACT Score Comparison Between Best Fine Arts Schools
RankNameSubmit%*
(Submit#**)		CompositeEnglishMath
1University of California-Los Angeles
Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Los Angeles admission.
2School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Test Score is NOT considered for School of the Art Institute of Chicago admission.
2Yale University
25%
(384)		343534
4Virginia Commonwealth University
3%
(127)		252525
4California Institute of the Arts
Test Score is NOT considered for California Institute of the Arts admission.
6Rhode Island School of Design
3%
(17)		323530
7Carnegie Mellon University
22%
(405)		353535
7Maryland Institute College of Art
4%
(10)		293324
7University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
18%
(1,274)		333533
10Alfred University
45%
(163)		282626
11Bard College
9%
(46)		303327
12California College of the Arts
Test Score is NOT considered for California College of the Arts admission.
13Columbia University in the City of New York
18%
(267)		353535
14University of California-San Diego
Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-San Diego admission.
15Arizona State University Campus Immersion
Test Score is NOT considered for Arizona State University Campus Immersion admission.
16Art Center College of Design
Test Score is NOT considered for Art Center College of Design admission.
17Cranbrook Academy of Art
No data is available.
18The New School
Test Score is NOT considered for The New School admission.
19Pratt Institute-Main
2%
(28)		293126
20University of California-Berkeley
Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Berkeley admission.
21University of California-Davis
Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Davis admission.
22University of Wisconsin-Madison
29%
(2,498)		313230
23CUNY Hunter College
Test Scores are considered (not required), but no data is available/reported.
24Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Test Score is NOT considered for Massachusetts College of Art and Design admission.
25Rochester Institute of Technology
9%
(283)		323230
26Rutgers University-New Brunswick
5%
(432)		313230
27School of Visual Arts
0%
(3)
28University of Colorado Boulder
6%
(453)		313228
29University of Iowa
57%
(2,949)		242324
30The University of Texas at Austin
18%
(1,686)		313229
31Washington University in St Louis
28%
(517)		343534
32Boston University
10%
(330)		333532
33Indiana University-Bloomington
14%
(1,357)		303129
34Ohio State University-Main Campus
31%
(3,005)		303129
35Ohio University-Main Campus
32%
(1,424)		252424
36Otis College of Art and Design
0%
(1)
37Stanford University
19%
(324)		353535
38Temple University
Test Score is NOT considered for Temple University admission.
39University of Arizona
18%
(1,701)		252425
40University of Georgia
38%
(2,356)		323329
41University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Test Score is NOT considered for University of Washington-Seattle Campus admission.
42Claremont Graduate University
No data is available.
43Florida State University
36%
(1,968)		303127
44New York University
10%
(583)		34
45San Francisco Art Institute
no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 07/15/2022)
46University of California-Irvine
Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Irvine admission.
47University of California-Santa Barbara
Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Santa Barbara admission.
48University of Chicago
27%
(460)		353534
49University of Florida
40%
(2,952)		313229
50University of Illinois Chicago
5%
(201)		282826
Average20.03% 313129

*Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.

**Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.

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Application Requirements

The following table list and compare the requirements when applying best Fine Arts schools based on academic year 2024-2025 data.
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Application Requirements Comparison Between Best Fine Arts Schools
Rank NameHS GPAHS RankHS Record Prep. ProgramRec.Compe.SAT/ACTTOEFL
1 University of California-Los Angeles
✔✗ ✔✔ ✗✗ ✗✔
2 School of the Art Institute of Chicago
✗✗ ✔✗ ✔✔ ✗✔
2 Yale University
✓✓ ✔✗ ✔✓ ✓✔
4 Virginia Commonwealth University
✔✓ ✔✓ ✓✔ ✓✔
4 California Institute of the Arts
✓✓ ✔✓ ✔✔ ✗✔
6 Rhode Island School of Design
✔✓ ✔✓ ✔✔ ✓✔
7 Carnegie Mellon University
✔✓ ✔✓ ✔✓ ✓✔
7 Maryland Institute College of Art
✔✓ ✔✓ ✓✔ ✓✔
7 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
✓✓ ✔✓ ✔✗ ✓✔
10 Alfred University
✓✓ ✔✓ ✔✔ ✓✔
11 Bard College
✔✓ ✔✗ ✔✓ ✓✔
12 California College of the Arts
✔✗ ✔✓ ✔✔ ✗✔
13 Columbia University in the City of New York
✔✔ ✔✔ ✔✓ ✓✓
14 University of California-San Diego
✔✗ ✔✔ ✗✗ ✗✔
15 Arizona State University Campus Immersion
✓✓ ✔✓ ✗✗ ✗✔
16 Art Center College of Design
✓✗ ✔✓ ✓✔ ✗✔
17 Cranbrook Academy of Art
Information about requirements for applying to school is not available.
18 The New School
✔✓ ✔✓ ✔✔ ✗✔
19 Pratt Institute-Main
✔✗ ✔✓ ✔✔ ✓✔
20 University of California-Berkeley
✔✗ ✔✓ ✓✗ ✗✔
21 University of California-Davis
✔✗ ✔✔ ✗✗ ✗✔
22 University of Wisconsin-Madison
✔✓ ✔✔ ✔✗ ✓✔
23 CUNY Hunter College
✔✗ ✔✔ ✓✓ ✓✔
24 Massachusetts College of Art and Design
✔✗ ✔✔ ✔✔ ✗✔
25 Rochester Institute of Technology
✔✓ ✔✔ ✔✓ ✓✔
26 Rutgers University-New Brunswick
✔✓ ✔✔ ✗✗ ✓✔
27 School of Visual Arts
✔✗ ✔✗ ✓✔ ✓✔
28 University of Colorado Boulder
✔✓ ✔✔ ✔✗ ✓✔
29 University of Iowa
✔✓ ✔✔ ✓✓ ✓✔
30 The University of Texas at Austin
✓✓ ✔✔ ✓✓ ✓✔
31 Washington University in St Louis
✓✓ ✔✔ ✔✓ ✓✔
32 Boston University
✔✓ ✔✔ ✔✗ ✓✔
33 Indiana University-Bloomington
✔✔ ✔✔ ✓✗ ✓✔
34 Ohio State University-Main Campus
✔✔ ✔✔ ✓✗ ✓✔
35 Ohio University-Main Campus
✔✓ ✔✔ ✓✗ ✓✔
36 Otis College of Art and Design
✓✗ ✓✓ ✓✔ ✓✔
37 Stanford University
✓✓ ✔✓ ✔✓ ✓✓
38 Temple University
✔✓ ✔✔ ✓✗ ✗✔
39 University of Arizona
✔✓ ✔✓ ✗✗ ✓✔
40 University of Georgia
✔✗ ✔✔ ✔✗ ✔✓
41 University of Washington-Seattle Campus
✔✗ ✔✔ ✗✗ ✗✔
42 Claremont Graduate University
Information about requirements for applying to school is not available.
43 Florida State University
✔✓ ✔✔ ✗✗ ✔✔
44 New York University
✔✗ ✔✓ ✔✔ ✓✔
45 San Francisco Art Institute
no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 07/15/2022)
46 University of California-Irvine
✔✔ ✔✔ ✗✗ ✗✔
47 University of California-Santa Barbara
✔✗ ✔✔ ✗✗ ✗✔
48 University of Chicago
✓✓ ✔✔ ✔✓ ✓✓
49 University of Florida
✔✗ ✔✔ ✗✗ ✔✗
50 University of Illinois Chicago
✔✔ ✔✔ ✗✗ ✓✔

✔: Required △: Considered but not Required ✔: Recommended ✗: Neither Required nor Recommended

  • HS GPA: High School or Secondary School GPA
  • HS Rank: High School or Secondary School Rank
  • HS Record: High School or Secondary School Record
  • Prep. Program: Completion of College Preparatory Program
  • Rec.: Recommendations
  • Comp.: Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g., portfolios, certificates of mastery, assessment instruments)
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